School Egg Hunt

Dear Ben and Dan,

I am so happy that I am your Room Mom this year!  I love being able to visit for fun special events like your Egg Hunt this year.

I am so glad that our house is right around the corner from school and I can walk over, hide eggs and watch as you and your class have so much fun finding them!

I am so proud of you in school!  Your teacher only has great things to say about you both!

Love,
Mommy

Kindergarteners!

 

Benjamin and Daniel are officially Kindergarteners! 

Here they are on their first day of school, showing off their backpacks and Lego backpack tags too!  

They did really well on the first day.  It's full day Kindergarten around here and I know they felt just how loooong the day was!   They were pretty tired when we got home and they filled me in on a few small details of the day.  Ben said he missed me at lunch when he read the note I left for him.

Every day since has been easier and more enjoyable for them.  They are very smiley at pick-up.  We walk to and from school which is really nice.

Their teacher is super sweet and fun & a really good fit for them, too.

Have a great school year, boys!  Momma's so proud of you both!

xoxo

 

Tail End of August

This child LOVES to be outside!

Amelia & Lily at the playground

They still all fit on my lap!

Kindergarten Orientation Day!

On the bus for orientation (The only time they will take the bus in grade school. Since we live two blocks from the school, we will walk.)

First soccer practice!  Ben in green and Dan in orange. 

Their buddies Jack and Joe are on their team!  They love it so far!

Mommy learned how to make pickles from her friend Colleen.

Thanks to our friends, the Minty's, we were able to cross off a summer bucket list item that I thought just wasn't going to pan out this summer - camping!!

It was just one night (and a rainy/humid one at that) but lots of fun for Ben and Dan as their first real camping experience!

The Minty family- campers extraordinaire!

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The tail end of August was busy, fitting in fun stuff while starting our organized sports and getting ready for school.

The carefree summer days are over as today is the first day of Kindergarten!  (I have been up since 4:30 am,  lots of emotions happening over here on Momma's part!)

Everyone around me seems to be missing summer (even though technically it's still summer until Sept. 22) but not me!  Bring on the fall!

Sweater weather, pumpkin everything (coffee - mmm...), crisp air.  YES please!

Summer's End

A visit to Storybook Land with cousin Genevieve

Trips to the park to practice riding bikes with no training wheels.  Go boys!

A night out with Mama and her boys to the beach at night to meet some friends, play, and watch the fireworks.

An awesome day to Island Beach State Park, with the most beautiful weather at a most beautiful beach.

Summer is winding down, and we are soaking in the last moments before school begins.  Soccer starts this week and Kindergarten orientation is in a few days.

The  boys are excited and a little nervous and so is Mom!  I feel a little sad thinking that Ben and Dan will no longer be in my care all day long.  It's weird to just hand them over to people and hope that they will be taken care of well.  I can see why people choose to homeschool! 

At the same time, I am feeling excited for the boys that they will meet new friends and expand their little minds at their new school. 

Also looking forward to lots of one on one time with Amelia & some cooler, crisp weather come the end of September.